Wearing-apparel.



M. HERMAN.

WEARING APPAREL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22; 1914.

1, 1 38,95 1 Patented May 11, 1915.

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WEARING-APPAREL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1915.

Application filed May 22, 1914. SeriaI No. 840,3 60.

To all whom it may 00ncern:

Be it known that I, MAX HERMAN, a citi-. zen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Article of Tearing-Apparel, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates, generally speaking, to ladies and childrens wearing apparel, and has more particular relation to a combination or reversible wrapper or dress.

The invention has for its principal objects, the providing of a neat, attractive, simple, efficient and inexpensive form of ladies and childrens dress, embracing in its structure a combined waist and skirt open throughout its entire front, the flaps thereof being fitted with cooperating attachments for interlocking, and the garment parts being designed for reversal so that the same may be worn with either face exposed.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described and finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof and in which:

Figure 1, is a view in front elevation of a garment embodying the invention, and illustrating one face thereof exposed. Fig. 2, is a similar view illustrating the transposal of the garment to expose its other face, and Fig. 3, is a fragmentary view,

in elevation, illustrating the cooperating attachments in detail.

Referring now to the drawings, there is disclosed a garment 10, consisting of a combined skirt and waist which may comprise a ladies wrapper or gown or a childs dress. In practice, the skirt and waist are made integral and sleeves 11, and a collar 12, are present. The material used may be of any preferred kind and obviously various designs of garment may be made in accordance with the dressmakers art. As clearly shown in Fig. 2, the entire front of the garment is free to be opened from neck 13, to bottom hem 14, so that by turning inside-out the sleeves 11, the entire garment may be readily and quickly reversed to expose its other face. In practice the collar 12, is of the sailor type, so that it is merely necessary to turn the same over upon itself to maintain the same effect. The flaps 15, and 16, of the garment from neck to bottom are provided with cooperating means for detachably securing the flaps together in either position. As illustrated, snap fasteners 17 are utilized, the same being particularly efficient for the purpose, because irrespective of which face of the dress is exposed the fasteners may be readily snappedtogether. Obviously hooks and eyes may be substituted or buttons employed if desired. to provide a good effect and at the same time a somewhat different design according to which face of the garment is exposed, the flap 15, is provided with ornamental tabs 18, and a suitable trimming 19, is extended along the flap edge from the hem 14, up to and encircling the garment neck. Thus the garment may be worn as shown in Fig. 1, with the collar 12, exposed or if desired, the collar may be turned down within the neck portion of the garment to expose the trimming 19, which would then form a narrow neck band. The flap 16, is provided with a trimming 20, upon the reverse face of the garment material and extends to the point 21, see Fig. 2. When the garment is worn with this trimming exposed, the flap 16, covers and hides from view the tabs 18. In either event, the snapfasteners are hidden from view. One face of the collar 12, is shown as having a trimming 22, and the sleeves are trimmed upon both garment faces as at 23, and 24. It is to be noted at this point, that the stitching and seams of the garment upon each face are finished so that a good effect is obtained irrespective of the side of the garment exposed. The opposite garment faces are provided adjacent the waist line thereof with belt straps 25, and 26, and a removable belt 27, is provided, capable of being secured at its ends as by snap-fasteners 28.

A combination thus made, may be readily reversed to provide a different effect and when one face thereof becomes soiled, the garment may likewise be reversed to present a clean appearing article of wearing apparel. The advantage of this, particularly in a childs dress, is apparent. In practice, the garment is usually made of wash material and because of its simplicity, washing thereof may be readily accomplished.

What I claim is:

A combination garment of the class derespective flaps of the garment from neck scribed, embracing an integral skirt and being provided with straps for supporting 10 Waist open at its front from neck to bota removable belt.

tom and so finished upon both faces as to In testimony whereof, I have hereunto be transposable for so Wearing the same,-the signed my name.

to bottom being provided With fastening MAX HERMAN mediums for securing the open garment Witnesses: front in either position and both faces of MAYER E. HERMAN, the garment adjacent the garment Waist line WILLIAM J. JACKSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

